This is an analysis of the poem My Lover Asks Me that begins with:

My lover asks me:
"What is the difference between me and the sky?"...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXa X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 10001000111010 010011 01111 1010101 0101110111 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of My Lover Asks Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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